loosen
frames
loosen.01 "make loose":
loosen.02 "make loose":
loosen.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- Mr. Bush decided 0 he wanted the meeting after *-3 talking in Europe in July with the leaders of Poland and Hungary , who *T*-262 urged him *-1 to support Mr. Gorbachev 's efforts * to transform the Soviet system and to urge [ARG0 him] *-4 to [rel loosen] [ARG1 his grip on Eastern Europe] , a senior aide said 0 *T*-2 .
- But [ARG0 Mr. Greenspan] remains reluctant *-2 to [rel loosen] [ARG1 policy] , partly because he faces a phalanx of presidents of regional Fed banks who *T*-1 oppose credit easing .
- [ARG0 One roustabout] , *-1 hanging by his hands from a ladder , bounces his weight on a three-foot wrench *-1 to [rel loosen] [ARG1 a stuck fitting] .
- Some analysts believe 0 [ARG0 China] soon will begin *-1 relaxing economic controls , particularly by *-2 [rel loosening] [ARG1 credit] .
- [ARGM Besides *-2 sacking other senior Politburo officials who *T*-1 allied themselves with Mr. Honecker] , [ARG0 Mr. Krenz] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel loosen] [ARG1 controls on the news media] , free up travel restrictions , and establish a dialogue with various dissident groups .
- But other analysts contend that while [ARG0 the Fed 's] move * to [rel loosen] [ARG1 credit] has n't been aggressive , it nevertheless sends a clear signal that , at least for now , the Fed has relaxed its grip on credit .
loosen.02 sub-ARG1
- [ARGM-DIS So] , [ARGM-ADV according to a Dun & Bradstreet Corp. survey] , [ARG1 companies that *T*-1 had been refusing *-2 to spend even their very conservative budgets] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel loosen] up [ARGM-TMP before year end] .
- But if [ARG1 East Germany 's arthritic Politburo] does [rel loosen] up [ARGM-EXT enough * to permit Mr. Krenz to make serious efforts at reform] , he will face a challenge just as fundamental .
loosen.02 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- This corporate glasnost is a big reason 0 [ARG0 Nissan] , [ARGM-TMP after years of * making lackluster cars and lousy profits] , has [rel loosened] up [ARG1 its rigid ways] and now is riding a string of hits , ranging from the sleek Maxima sedan and Porsche-like 300ZX to the whimsically nostalgic Pao , a minicar sold * only in Japan *T*-1 .